The Logitech G602 Wireless Gaming Mouse offers all of the great gaming performance you want from a high-performance product, and few of the pitfalls.

Gamers are picky about their gaming gear, and there's good reason to be; the smallest detail can throw off your game, whether it's an awkward design causing hand and wrist fatigue, or a crummy connection that stutters during precise actions. The Logitech G602 Wireless Gaming Mouse offers the precision and reliability that gamers expect, and ups the ante with long battery life and an array of programmable thumb-buttons that give you custom controls in game. It's a great gaming mouse at a decent price, making it our new Editors' Choice for wireless gaming mice.

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Design and Features
The G602 is a right-handed mouse, with a sculpted ergonomic design, complete with a jutting wing for you to support the thumb. On the left side, handily accessible by the thumb, are six programmable buttons, ideal for macros and keybinds used during MMORPGs and similar games. Though not as numerous as the dozen buttons on the Logitech G600 MMO Gaming Mouse, the six thumb buttons found on the G602 are shaped to sit above the thumb rest, and have raised faces to make it easy to differentiate one button from another without having to look at the mouse instead of your game.

On the front of the mouse, along with the standard right and left buttons, two additional buttons set on the left edge of the left button for switching DPI on the fly, easily accessible to your index finger, but out of the way enough to prevent any unwanted button presses. All of the 11 buttons on the G602 use durable mechanical switches, and are rated for more than 20 million clicks.

The G602 has a design that combines several materials and textures into one cohesive whole. The mouse buttons are covered in a matte-finish black plastic, which is surrounded by glossy grey trim. The palmrest has a textured rubber surface on the top, while rough-textured plastic covers the bottom half of the palmrest and thumbrest. The Logitech G602 measures 1.73 by 3.27 by 5.47 inches (HWD), and weighs 3.77 ounces, making it lighter than the wireless Logitech G700s (despite the similar dimensions)and it doesn't have the G700s' weird paint-job, either.

The Logitech G602 is a wireless mouse, connecting to the PC via Logitech's G-Series Receiver, which offers the convenience of wireless connectivity without the pitfalls of lag and interference. Communicating with 500 reports per second (once every two milliseconds), the mouse and receiver connect at 2.4GHz, but unlike Logitech's normal shared receivers, the gaming line dedicates the full bandwidth of the connection to overcome issues of lag or interference.

The wireless mouse powers off of two AA batteries, though Logitech has added a unique capabilitythe G602 can get by on one battery just as well as two. A single AA battery will yield up to 125 hours of actual gaming, while two batteries doubles it to 250 hours, more than 10 days of continuous use. The longevity doesn't apply solely to active use, however--when not in use, the mouse shifts to a hibernation mode which stretches the battery life as long as 1,440 hours, or 60 days without having to turn off the mouse between sessions.

The G602 features Logitech's Delta Zero sensor, which offers tracking sensitivity between 250 and 2,500 DPI and registers up to 2 meters of travel per second. You can adjust the DPI at a moment's notice, with the front mounted sensitivity adjustment buttons, or you can set up to five preset DPI settings to swap between.

Logitech's Gaming Software may not have a snazzy name, but the customization dashboard lets users adjust DPI presets, program specific functions and longer macro commands to the six thumb buttons, and set up game-specific profiles that can be cycled quickly as you switch from one game to the next.

Performance
My biggest concern prior to using the G602 was the wireless connection. Over the years wireless gaming mice have gotten a bum rap for problems with latency and interference, and the reputation wasn't undeserved. However, while USB does give you a latency-free, interference-free connection, it's a bit of a bummer to have a cord hanging off of your mouse, getting in the way or slowing down movements in the middle of a game.

Logitech and others seem to have gotten the wireless problem beat, as the G602 didn't show any signs of either lag or interference, even in a lab filled with dozens of wireless devices. Whether I was preparing spreadsheets or fragging the competition, the wireless issue never arose. Tracking was smooth and consistent. Adjusting the DPI was simple and the buttons placed so well that it quickly became intuitive to ratchet my DPI up and down. The buttons all work quite well, and Logitech's decision to use narrow, raised thumb-buttons instead of a larger arraylike that seen on the Razer Naga Hexworks quite well. The buttons are easy to access and press, can be simply distinguished from one another based on position and shape, and had no problems with unwanted button presses.

The only other potential problem with wireless mice is the reliance upon batteries, and while Logitech hasn't got the issue licked completely, the sheer efficiency of the G602 goes a long way. With days and even weeks of use between battery replacements, you won't feel like you're feeding a ravenous battery-eating beast, and the option of using one battery or two has the dual-effect of letting you get by with one when you don't have two on hand, or opting for a single battery to reduce the weight of the mouse.

Conclusion
The Logitech G602 is one of the better wireless gaming mouse that I've tested, even when stacked up against premium offerings like the Razer Ouroboros or the Logitech G700s. While the G602 may not offer the same modular design or rechargeable battery, the reasonable price and great performance go a long way. The solid design and superb wireless performance go even further, leading me to choose the Logitech G602 Wireless Gaming Mouse as the new Editors' Choice for wireless gaming mice.

Brian Westover is an Analyst for the Hardware Team, reviewing laptops, desktops, and storage devices.
As a child, Brian was frequently asked "What do you want to be when you grow up?" His answer alternated between Superman and Batman. This was cute when he was five, but worrisome at seventeen. Naturally, he is now a journalist, writing about technology and gadgets.
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